In the twenty-first century marijuana (Cannabis sativa L.) emerged as a new resource for patient treatment. Despite its millenary use in several cultures, it was only introduced in the West in the nineteenth century as a medicine, remaining so for almost a century, and then disappearing from...
Cannabis is one of the oldest known medicinal plants. In almost every ancient handbook on plant medicine it is described commonly in the form of a tincture or a tea. Medicinal cannabis is only available at pharmacies and is prescribed by a doctor. The latter determines the type and dosage in...
Nearly 10% of cannabis users in the United States report using it for medicinal purposes.1 As of August 2019, 33 states and the District of Columbia have initiated policies allowing the use of cannabis or cannabinoids for the management of specific medical conditions. Yet, the federal government...
This book documents the research leading to the registration of a cannabis-based medicine. It is intended as a reference source on horticultural, technolog... M Montagne - 《Annals of Pharmacotherapy》 被引量: 67发表: 2004年 The Medicinal Uses of Cannabis and Cannabinoids The medicinal use of ...
Cannabis has been advocated as a treatment for nausea, vomiting, wasting, pain and muscle spasm in cancer, HIV/AIDS, and neurological disorders. Such uses are prohibited by law; cannabinoid drugs are not registered for medical use in Australia and a smoked plant product is unlikely to be regi...
Cannabis was criminalized in the United States in 1937, against the advice of the American Medical Association submitted on record to Congress. The past few decades have seen renewed interest in medicinal cannabis, with the National Institutes of Health, the Institute of Medicine, and the American...
Pedersen1, Kristine Rømer Thomsen1 and Birgitte Thylstrup2 Abstract Background: The use of cannabis as medicine (CaM) both prescribed and non-prescribed has increased markedly in the last decade, mirrored in a global shift in cannabis policy towards a more permissive ...
Greece's parliament is expected to approve the medical use of cannabis in the coming weeks, a deputy minister said Sunday, adding that the change would attract investment to the country. "In a few weeks' time, an amendment will be brought to parliament to define the legislative framework for...
Washington, Oxford Academic Books, 2011 The Association Between Cannabis Use and Aberrant Behaviors During Chronic Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain David J DiBenedetto, Pain Medicine, 2017 Benefits and Concerns regarding Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes Among People Living with Chronic Pain: A ...
"The decision to use a cannabis-based medicine for therapeutic purposes will rest with the doctor, in consultation with the patient," the government said. The new regulations could benefit thousands of people suffering from severe chronic pain, it added, including those with cancer and multiple sc...